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Good medal haul by Indians

NEW DELHI AUG. 26. India finished with two gold, six silver and 23 bronze medals in the Asian age group swimming championship held at Zhuhai, China.

The medallists:

Men: Above 18: Akbar Ali Mir (gold, 200m backstroke, 2:11.87), (bronze, 100m backstroke, 1:10.93); Deepak Kumar (bronze, 100m breaststroke, 1:06.24), (bronze, 400m IM, 4:54.69); Amar Muralidharan (bronze, 400m freestyle, 4:14.88); T.A. Sujith (bronze, 50m freestyle, 24.44); V. Arun (silver, 50m backstroke, 28.15); Muralidharan, Mir, Sujith, Rahul Batra (bronze, 4x100m freestyle relay, 3:38.73); Mir, Batra, Deepak, Sujith (bronze, 4x100m medley, 4:00.27).

Below 18: Rehan Poncha (silver, 200m backstroke, 2:11.87); N.S. Abhiram (bronze, 200m backstroke, 2:15.11), (bronze, 100m backstroke, 1:03.44); Mandar Divse (bronze, 800m freestyle, 8:40.68), (bronze, 1500m freestyle, 16:50.04).

Women: Above 18:

Chitra Krishna (gold, 400m freestyle, 4:40.34), (bronze, 200m freestyle, 2:10.61), (bronze, 400m IM, 5:23.92); Richa Mishra (silver, 200m butterfly, 2:20.04), (silver, 100m butterfly 1:04.98), (silver, 400m IM, 5:04.84); Sumi Cyriac (bronze, 100m backstroke, 1:10.79), (bronze, 200m backstroke, 2:56.69), (bronze, 50m backstroke, 32.43); Archana Bhushan (bronze, 200m butterfly, 2:33.12), (bronze, 200m breaststroke, 2:56.69); Madhura Patil (bronze, 50m breaststroke, 38.25).

Below 18: V. Shivranajani (bronze, 200m IM, 2:28.39).

Diving: Women:

Mamoni Mandal (silver, highboard); Shruti Srivastava (bronze, highboard).

Water polo: Boys (bronze).

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